Kupittaan ja Itäharjun välinen Helsinginkatu.

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09.08.2021

Tendering launched for the Science Park deck area

The procurement of the Turku Science Park deck project connecting Itäharju and Kupittaa has been opened on the Hilma public procurement channel. The comprehensive procurement project includes the overall plan for the area, extensive infrastructure projects and the Taito campus of the Turku Vocational Institute.

Viisi purjelaivaa avoimin purjein merellä.

27.05.2021

The tall ships will not come to Turku this summer

The Tall Ships Races sailing event will not take place in Turku this summer. On Tuesday 25 May, the owner of the event, Sail Training International (STI), has agreed between the participating ports that due to Finland’s current travel restrictions, it is not possible for ships to arrive in Turku with their crew changes and events.

17.05.2021

Turku is a safe destination for events and travel

Turku is ready to welcome summer in a health-safe way. Companies and operators of the city’s tourism and events sector are committed to health-safe activities in accordance with the Clean & Safe Turku operating model.

Opiskelijoita funikulaarilla Turun päivänä

18.09.2020

Turku Day appro has been postponed

Turku Day appro -event what was planned to be on Turku Day 20th of September will not be held. City of Turku is working on finding a new date for the event.

20.10.2021

Tall ships to return to Turku in 2024

Turku will be hosting the Tall Ships Races in summer 2024. This will be the sixth time that the City hosts the event. The races will be held in Turku from Thursday to Sunday 18–21 July.

02.07.2021

Kristiinankatu becomes a lively summer street in July–August

This summer, a novel approach to the use of urban spaces will be experimented on Kristiinankatu. The street is made more inviting with flower beds and pedestrian and leisure areas. Moreover, restaurants are allowed to expand their summer terraces on the street during the summer street experiment. The summer street is made even more vibrant by seasonal markets and various events organised on the Event Carpet.

23.06.2021

Summer peace in English

17.06.2021

Are you arriving to Turku from abroad?

Fill in your information in the Finentry service. By using Finentry, you can quickly enter Finland at the border and be directed to free coronavirus testing in Finland if necessary. Once you have filled in your information in Finentry, you do not need to queue at the port or airport for a mandatory health examination.

20.10.2021

Tall ships to return to Turku in 2024

Turku will be hosting the Tall Ships Races in summer 2024. This will be the sixth time that the City hosts the event. The races will be held in Turku from Thursday to Sunday 18–21 July.

02.07.2021

Kristiinankatu becomes a lively summer street in July–August

23.06.2021

Summer peace in English

07.06.2021

Specifying the tendering process and timetable of the Turku Science Park deck

The tendering process for the Science Park deck area connecting Itäharju and Kupittaa is proposed to be launched in summer as a public procurement. The overall plan and the related extensive infrastructure projects will be implemented using an alliance model. The procurement will be sent to the City Board for decision-making before Midsummer.

08.05.2020

Turku-Based Restaurant and Sea Views Starring in an International Restaurant Series on Netflix

The restaurant Ruissalon Maininki located in Turku will be having considerable visibility in a restaurant series on the international streaming service Netflix, produced by Marblemedia. The visibility in an episode that is out internationally on Friday was arranged through collaboration between Visit Finland and Visit Turku.

21.04.2020

This summer’s Ruisrock is cancelled due to the current coronavirus situation

The coronavirus epidemic has forced Ruisrock’s organizers to make the difficult but responsible decision and cancel the festival, which would have taken place in July.

31.03.2020

Virtual events in Turku calendar

Music in social media, tips for excercise and dance, theatre, virtual coffee breaks together, concert recordings... Find lots to do in our virtual events that you can enjoy at home.

30.03.2020

Turku seeks to host Tall Ships Races in 2021

A proposal will be introduced to Turku City Board on Monday on the City of Turku seeking to host the Tall Ships Races event in 2021 and beginning negotiations on a host port contract with Sail Training International (STI). An opportunity to host the event for the sixth time came as the hosting port status of St. Petersburg was cancelled.

20.10.2021

Tall ships to return to Turku in 2024

Turku will be hosting the Tall Ships Races in summer 2024. This will be the sixth time that the City hosts the event. The races will be held in Turku from Thursday to Sunday 18–21 July.

02.07.2021

Kristiinankatu becomes a lively summer street in July–August

23.06.2021

Summer peace in English

07.06.2021

Specifying the tendering process and timetable of the Turku Science Park deck

08.05.2020

Turku-Based Restaurant and Sea Views Starring in an International Restaurant Series on Netflix

21.04.2020

This summer’s Ruisrock is cancelled due to the current coronavirus situation

The coronavirus epidemic has forced Ruisrock’s organizers to make the difficult but responsible decision and cancel the festival, which would have taken place in July.

30.03.2020

Turku seeks to host Tall Ships Races in 2021

10.03.2020

Municipalities seek efficiency and savings from blockchain technologies

The Northern Growth Zone cities are in the front line of blockchain technology utilisation. A pilot project, executed in cooperation with DBE Core Oy, started in January 2020. The objective of the digital pilot is to facilitate ordering processes and promote cooperation between cities.

05.02.2020

Economic Growth of the Turku Shipyard Reflects on Whole Finland

Meyer Turku Oy known as the Turku shipyard is a very important local operator in the economic area of Turku and in Southwest Finland. The regional impacts of the Turku shipyard extend to the whole country because even three-fourths of its direct supplier companies are domestic.

10.01.2020

The Attractions of Turku On Display at the Finnish Archipelago Section of the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2020

The attractions of the City of Turku will be comprehensively showcased at the large Finnish Archipelago section (6n2) at the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2020 from 17 to 19 January. The section highlights especially the Finnish archipelago as a fantastic travel destination and presents Turku as a gateway to the archipelago.

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